What is CVE-2020-6259?

CVE-2020-6259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

CVE-2020-6259

Under certain conditions SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, versions 15.7, 16.0, allows an attacker to access information which would otherwise be restricted leading to Missing Authorization Check.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise — versions 15.7, 16.0
SAP Se Adaptive Server Enterprise — versions < 15.7, < 16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6259?: CVE-2020-6259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.